Hello,
one of our Customers has currently four Windows Server 2008 R2 (OEM) on a ESXi Cluster. (For each host he has a 2008 R2 Enterprise License)
He already setup a new Hyper-V Cluster with Windows Server 2012 Datacenter, again for each host one license.
As I understand the licensing for 2012 he can transfer/migrate the four 2008 Servers to the Hyper-V Cluster. Because of unlimeted Vose and Downgrade rights.
On the old ESXi Hosts he could install again four Servers because this licenses are now free. (Or 8 if he use each host alone, without cluster)
Another Question is about Hyper-V Replica. Is it possible (Licensing) to replicate a Virtuell Machine (Win 2012 Datacenter) from and Hyper-V Datacenter Cluster to an Windows Server 2012 Standard Server? Or must be the Replica Host also a Datacenter Version,
if he wants to transfer a Datacenter virtual Machine?
Standard and Datacenter are functional the same so technically it works but licensing?
Can anyone tell me if this is correct or should I contact the Microsoft Licensing Team?
I hope my english is good enough to explain it...
Best Regards
Mathias